JLE

Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement

MENU

Bleeding complications with oral anticoagulants in the elderly: an observational study Volume 14, issue 4, Décembre 2016

Authors
1 Service de pharmacie, CHU Charleroi - Hôpital André Vésale, Montigny-le-tilleul, Belgique
2 Laboratoire de médecine expérimentale, CHU Charleroi - Hôpital André Vésale, Montigny-le-tilleul, Belgique
3 Service de gériatrie, CHU Charleroi - Hôpital André Vésale, Montigny-le-tilleul, Belgique
* Tirés à part

Over recent years, new oral anticoagulant agents (NOAC) have been commercialized as a new treatment in order to prevent or treat thromboembolic events. Although the use of NOACs is easier than for vitamin K antagonists (VKA), their risk-benefit balance still raises concerns, especially in the elderly.